7.24.2009
Budget anxiety: HR can help
When Human Resources officials addressed layoffs, career counseling, stress and other budget-related issues during a staff forum on July 9, they were not only addressing an audience of 500 people in ... [ More ]
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Katheryn Russ and Oscar Jorda
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Economic meltdown: What went wrong anticipating it?
Who missed the biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression? What can economists learn from this humbling experience? Two UC Davis economists offer their perspectives:
Despite the ... [ More ]
Profs take whack at expensive textbooks
In the midst of the financial crisis, UC Davis professors are searching for ways to make textbooks more affordable for students.
Expensive, used textbooks have long been a bone of contention among ... [ More ]
UC: Preserving the digital world
Thanks to new technology, UC faculty, researchers and librarians will now be able to better track valuable Web site content in an increasingly digitalized world.
The California Digital ... [ More ]
UC awards honorary degrees to WWII-era Japanese Americans
The UC system announced July 16 that it would bestow honorary degrees to about 400 former UC students of Japanese descent who were shipped off to internment camps during World War II.
The ... [ More ]
Dengue Fever plays the Quad July 25
SummerMusic 2009 is scheduled to continue July 25 with indie rock band Dengue Fever and conclude Aug. 14 with Zap Mama, led by Afropean vocalist and songwriter Marie Daulne.
The SummerMusic ... [ More ]
Where's the post office?
Where's the UC Davis post office?
On the Memorial Union's second floor, moved there to make way on the first floor for temporary quarters for the Coffee House pizza shop. The pizza shop and ... [ More ]
Campus bicycle fees going up Aug. 1
The campus bicycle registration fee and the renewal fee are going up effective Aug. 1. The new fees:
• Registration — $10 (up from $8).
• Renewal — $5 (up from $4).
All ... [ More ]
THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum
Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon July 24, and Aug. 7 and 21. Wyatt Deck.
Tour — Tired of Mowing? 10 a.m. Aug. 1, gazebo.
Tour — Sun-Drenched Colors. 10 a.m. Aug. 8, ... [ More ]
EXHIBITIONS
Attic to Archives: Bringing Historical Collections to Light — Showing how archivists turn assorted, musty papers into an organized set of documents readily available to researchers. Through ... [ More ]
Buy tickets by July 29 for UC Davis Day With the Oakland A's
July 29 is the last day to buy Staff Assembly tickets for UC Davis Day With the Oakland A’s.
The game against the Chicago White Sox is scheduled for a 1 p.m start on Saturday, Aug. 15, at ... [ More ]
Looking to future, students hold sustainability summit
Sustainability is a hot issue in the UC Davis community, especially among students contemplating the world of tomorrow.
California Student Sustainability Coalition held a Sustainability Summit on ... [ More ]
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